Visual journalist extraordinaire Charles Apple has moved his blog to the American Copy Editor’s Society website. Apple, one of today’s greatest sources for design information and analysis, will continue his daily discussions of newspaper and media design. He’s off to a great start in his new home — he’s been a blogging fool all day. [...]

At work, I used to sit beside the deputy managing editor for news. Part of his job is dealing with the public, and he would share some of the more offbeat reader messages and correspondence. There were some real gems — cranky “observations,” random requests and notes scrawled on newspaper clippings. One of my favorites [...]

I got to do one of my favorite things on Monday: Sleuthing. A couple of weeks ago, I researched and created an interactive timeline on the ownership history of the St. Louis Rams. A man from New York found that timeline and e-mailed me last week: If you are the RAMS historian, I’ve got a [...]

I have several news alerts set up for various projects. Newspaper layoffs. Headlines that start with the word “man.” And the Tuskegee Airmen. Last year, I worked on a comprehensive project to document Tuskegee Airmen who had been awarded a Purple Heart. The number was woefully under-reported at eight; so far we’ve found more than [...]

I spend a lot of time reading about and talking about and blogging about layoffs. A lot of time. “Lemonade” is a documentary about 16 advertising professionals who were laid off, and discovered new dreams. It’s quite inspiring. Watch the whole thing here: